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I did have an amazing time. I was down in Indy for the USGP in 2006 and that was phenomenal however, the 500 is just, I don't know how to say it, just more I guess. I love F1 but the 500 just had so much more around it than the GP that it made it a surreal experience.

I was actually down in Indy too with my whole family a few years ago right before the 500 and had a good time. Indianapolis is a great city and I've had nothing but great experiences down there (save being rear-ended on the way home from the GP). As a matter of fact I had a great dinner at Dunaway's on Saturday night, I'll be back in town soon!

As for PT, I used to be a big fan of his, right up until the point where I met him. Total jack@ss in person and while his act used to be cool, his lack of performance has made it very, very old. He needs to give up that he won that race, close yes but not the winner.

 

having been to the 500, F1, and Brickyard (and hopefully MotoGP this year), I can say there is a magic to the 500 the other races don't have. Really, no other sporting event has, and I've been to World Series games, Superbowls, PGA Championships, etc.

Indy is a great city, a lot to do (especially if you're a gearhead) and very friendly, laid back people. glad you enjoyed it!

 

So, how did you like your seat? Take any photos?

 

that seat was amazing! phenomenal view....saw all the action except TK's crash in T3.

unfortunately no photos, the camera on my phone blows and I forgot my digital camera. d'oh!

 

Just think, if everyone crashes next year, maybe Danica can win!

I think the sponsors/powers that be will eventually fix it so that she wins for obvious reasons.

 

I've got some pics but all hi-res, too large to upload here. I'm unsure how to shrink them down size-wise (zip file doesn't help too much) Can anyone advise?

 

Coming up on a 'nice' car in Indianapolis is like finding a needle in a haystack unless you stay out late and prowl certain hotspots (that's my experience anyways). The only cars I saw at the race, above the norm, were a Rolls Royce (that left the race before it ended) and a Bentley that was behind the Rolls when it entered under the straight between turn 1 and 2.

Apparently we lucked out this year and instead of being diverted with the normal flow of traffic we were able to follow Holt Road (off of I70) all the way to our parking space at the tank farm. Took about 10 minutes as opposed to an hour or so.

The first three photos are my dads (posted with permission), the last one is mine. This was my second race and just as great as the first (Helio won that one too).
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Nice pics of AJ's car........sad end to his day........

 

I meant racing, not necessarily nice cars (although there is at least one 599 and a Veyron in Indy, and I saw a Diablo Roadster and a 355 Spider at the airport on race day)

cool pics by the way! that was a hell of an accident. here's to a speedy recovery for Vitor.

 

A couple of my pics.......
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I am renewing it this week, so if I can not go again next year.................

 

here's to you getting stuck in Mexico again

 

There are many interesting cars in Indy that routinely show up for Coffee & Cars.

Aston Marin - DB9
Lambo - Gallardo, Diablo
Ferrari - 308, 328, 288 GTO, 599, 278
Lotus - Elise, Exige, 7
Alfa Romeo - 2000, Veloce
Pantera
Tesla
Jaguar - 1956 XK140, plus others.
Porsche - assorted
Acura - NSX
Vettes - 1959 through C6
Ford - GT
Datsun/Nissan - 240Z - 350Z
Pontiac - GTO
Lexus - ISF
That's a partial list from what I can recall off the top of my head. Yes, there is a Veyron in town along with other interesting cars.


While you were in Indy for the 500, if you had swung by C&C that Sat morning, you would have seen the 288 GTO. There are pics in the C&C Indy thread under local events.


Anywho...cool pics. Vitor's wreck was really bad. Looking forward to him getting well and back in a car.

 

Too funny.